Hosea 1:4
And the Lord said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
Context
This verse from Hosea Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. God commands Hosea to marry Gomer, a woman of whoredom, as a living parable of Israel's spiritual adultery. Three children are born with symbolic names: Jezreel, Lo-ruhamah (no mercy), and Lo-ammi (not my people) — representing God's withdrawal from Israel. …
Other Translations
And Jehovah said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease.
and Jehovah saith unto him, `Call his name Jezreel, for yet a little, and I have charged the blood of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and have caused to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel;
And the Lord said to him, Give him the name of Jezreel, for after a little time I will send punishment for the blood of Jezreel on the line of Jehu, and put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
Cross References
And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out …
Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth …
And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew seventy …
And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king’s sons. And he …
Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the Lord, which the Lord spake …
So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his …
And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, …
Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after …
But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart: …
And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned …